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Offline Haribo!

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engine conversion??
« on: 13 December 2005, 00:35 »
if i were to want a gti engine in my 1600 driver, what would that entale???
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Offline Agreeable Slick

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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #1 on: 13 December 2005, 01:15 »
ermm a gti engine, loom, rad possibly, uprated brakes, new engine mounts, a good week to a months work depending on how capable you are.
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Offline Daz...

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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #2 on: 13 December 2005, 08:29 »
and the fuel lines etc unless your planning on running it on carbs...then there's the rear beam so you have the discs and ARB that comes with it...
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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #3 on: 13 December 2005, 09:51 »
loads of work is what it entails!lolsorry dude just go for it if youre gonna do it,do it!its gonna be hard work and alot of nuckles will be lost but its all for a good cause!
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #4 on: 13 December 2005, 10:00 »
Plus the fuel pumps if going to injection, and possibly the tank too as I think the GTI tank has baffles in it?

But at the end of the day 'why build something you can buy'
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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #5 on: 13 December 2005, 10:19 »
if you are gonna do it put a big fu.ck off engine in it and atleast make it go like fu.ck!lol
your best best as already advised is to just buy it and then mod it its easyier!
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Offline steviem

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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #6 on: 13 December 2005, 10:22 »
Is there anywhere I can find out about putting a 1.8 Turbo in my 8v GTI, or putting a 2 litre 16v in and then addding a turbo after?
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Offline Haribo!

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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #7 on: 13 December 2005, 14:55 »
bollocks to that then,  :grin:
cheers guys
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Offline Si

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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #8 on: 13 December 2005, 15:13 »
Haribo, just but a Gti Head on it, with Cam, etc, Gti exhaust, blank off injector holes, then get a 1.8 Driver Carb? Hey Presto... A Golf GT...!  :wink:
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Re: engine conversion??
« Reply #9 on: 13 December 2005, 15:14 »
Quote from: steviem on 13 December 2005, 10:22
Is there anywhere I can find out about putting a 1.8 Turbo in my 8v GTI, or putting a 2 litre 16v in and then addding a turbo after?

20vT info here --> http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=26874.0

Haribo, just buy a GTI :wink:
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